Nursing of Patients in Emergency Care and the Care EnvironmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- make a preliminary assessment of patients in emergency care and assess the urgency of the patient’s need for treatment
- plan and propose methods for examining, monitoring, and maintaining the vital functions of a patient in emergency care, taking into account the needs of the main special groups (geriatric patient, internal disease patient, neurological patient, surgical patient)
- assess the pain and vital functions of a patient in emergency care and anticipate possible changes in vital functions
- document and report on the status and care of a patient in emergency care
- plan and apply methods for the guidance and psychological support of patients in emergency care and their family
- apply the key methods of interaction and consultation in the emergency care environment
- describe and plan multidisciplinary network cooperation in the emergency care environment
- act on the basis of evidence to improve the quality, safety, and economy of emergency care
- critically analyse and develop one's own competence and ability to act as a nurse in the care of an emergency care patient
- describe ethical problems and act according to ethical principles in the emergency care environment
- apply and analyse the central methods for patient safety and occupational safety risk management in acute nursing

Further information

The study unit replaces the study unit R0402 Nursing of Patients in Emergency Care and the Care Environment starting from autumn semester 2023.